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Dog dies in Slidell-area house fire

Slidell house fire

Neighborhood children check out the fire damage to a house at 40658 Ranch Rd. in Slidell Tuesday afternoon, March 25, 2014. Late Monday night, Slidell firefighters responded to the report of a structure fire. The fire was under control in 40 minutes. Over half of the home suffered heavy fire damage, while the remainder of the residence had light to moderate smoke damage. A vehicle that was parked next to the home was also damaged. The family dog perished in the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported. (Photo by David Grunfeld, Nola.com |The Times-Picayune)
((Photo by David Grunfeld, Nola.com |The Times-Picayune))

Slidell-area firefighters are investigating a Monday (March 24) night fire at a home on Ranch Road that heavily damaged the house and killed the family's dog. Chad Duffaut, St. Tammany Fire District No. 1 spokesman and fire prevention chief, said the family discovered the fire in a front bedroom at around 9:40 p.m. and was able to safely get out of the house.

The family asked a neighbor to call 9-1-1, he said.

Firefighters arrived at the home in the 40000 block of Ranch Road within four minutes of receiving the 9-1-1 call, Duffaut said. In total, 11 units and 21 firefighters responded.

Duffaut said they had the fire extinguished and under control in about 40 minutes.

More than half of the 1,500-square-foot single-story house was heavily damaged by fire, Duffaut said. The rest of the house had light to moderate smoke damage.

Slidell-area firefighters are investigating a Monday night fire at a home on Ranch Road that heavily damaged the house and killed the family's dog.